Stevan Ridley says the Patriots are "on a mission"

Mark Daniels Monday, December 31, 2012

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Following last night’s 28-0 win over the Miami Dolphins, Stevan Ridley was in good spirits today.

Offensively, the Patriots were clicking and the ball was spread out all over the place. Ridley led all rushers with 74 yards and two touchdowns but all backs on the team touched the ball. And in the passing game, Tom Brady hit seven different receivers during the game.

Ridley said it came from a good week in practice and it’s something the team will need to replicate in the coming weeks.

“It’s a great feeling when the offense is clicking. And it was clicking on the ground. It was clicking through the air. We had things going,” said Ridley. “It was just a good day for us. That only comes from hard work and preparation throughout the week. That’s what we did. For us, coming up to this week, that’s what we’ll have to do. We’ll have to rest our bodies. Be prepared to play whoever we’re going to have to play and it’s going to be a playoff game, a playoff atmosphere – we’re looking forward to it.”

During his first and only playoff game last year, in the AFC Divisional Round against Denver, Ridley fumbled and never touched the ball again in the post season. He said he’s looking forward to this playoff run and has put last season behind him.

“I think we’re just really focusing on the next game. Not really last season so much, but just one week at a time,” said Ridley. “We’re on a mission, man. Everybody wants to win. Everybody wants to be there at the end of the end of the year. But it’s a process to that you have to take get there and we’re just going to focus on one game at a time. So whoever that may be we’re going to have to prepare, prepare hard and go out there and execute.”